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Trying to think of independent characters that have scout that are part of the imperium of man. Ideas?

Infiltrate works too (not codex assassins)

Inquisitor with liber heresius has a scout move.

Not sure but probably Khan and footslogging ravenguard.

With Raven Guard CT everyone has Scout.
If Khan is your Warlord everyone on bikes or inside Dedicated Transports get Scout.
I don't think you can no longer infiltrate units unless everyone has Infiltrate (you can't Infiltrate a chapter master attaching him to a unit of scouts)

Do you need them for a particular task?

 mathaius90 wrote:
With Raven Guard CT everyone has Scout.
If Khan is your Warlord everyone on bikes or inside Dedicated Transports get Scout.
I don't think you can no longer infiltrate units unless everyone has Infiltrate (you can't Infiltrate a chapter master attaching him to a unit of scouts)

Do you need them for a particular task?

IIRC Ravenguard is scout for non-bulky models. So, that's why i say footslogging. As everything else is bulky.

Lias Issodon, the Raptors special character from the Forgeworld badab war update (it's free for download on their website) automatically comes with the Master of Ambush warlord trait, giving the Warlord and 3 non-vehicle units Infiltrate.

He also comes with a huge list of other beneficial special rules. Sure, nearly 200pts for a character who doesn't really fight at all, but in armies built to take best advantage of his rules he can be pretty awesome.

Trying to insert some scout into my grey knights. An inquisitor with the book is one way I am using, curious of other options that are present to get my non-deep strike capable grey knights up the field without drop pods

Ravenguard can bring the most: 1 HQ in power armor + 1 techmarine in an allied detachment, or that thing x2 in a CAD (for 2-4 scouting ICs).

Mavnas wrote:
Ravenguard can bring the most: 1 HQ in power armor + 1 techmarine in an allied detachment, or that thing x2 in a CAD (for 2-4 scouting ICs).

Oh, techmarines are IC. Wow, why's noone running them with squads?

50 points for scout is a big tax unless you're using it well.

It's also an IC that bolsters a ruin, has an ap1 power fist, 2+ armor and access to a plasma pistol, flamer and +1 attack for 25 pt. Not sure if it's worth it, however but sometimes it's golden. It's not like that you pay 50-75 just scout. If you're using him to scout something like a crusader squad forward, it's really a steal. They do need this extra fist, flamer and plasma pistol.

But yes, I've considered an IG army with three blobs of 50 where 2 of those outflank.

 koooaei wrote:
It's also an IC that bolsters a ruin, has an ap1 power fist, 2+ armor and access to a plasma pistol, flamer and +1 attack for 25 pt. Not sure if it's worth it, however but sometimes it's golden. It's not like that you pay 50-75 just scout. If you're using him to scout something like a crusader squad forward, it's really a steal. They do need this extra fist, flamer and plasma pistol.

Would you spend 75p on a W1 model?

I'd probably stick with 50 pt. However, when you consider the +1 s8 ap1 attack, plasma pistol and a flamer + some minor bonus to fixes - all for just 25 pts, it's not all that bad. Besides, he looks cool with a harness.

Well, there's Master of the Forge. A bit less than100p, but is more useful than a single techmarine

 Vector Strike wrote:
Well, there's Master of the Forge. A bit less than100p, but is more useful than a single techmarine

We're maxing on characters with Scout. So, The HQ probably go to Librarians/Chaplains/Captains/CM. Techmarines are Elite - yet IC. So, there are no contesters for them in elite slot.

There's always Cypher...

 Renesco P. Blue wrote:
There's always Cypher...

I thought he only had infiltrate?

 koooaei wrote:

 Vector Strike wrote:
Well, there's Master of the Forge. A bit less than100p, but is more useful than a single techmarine

We're maxing on characters with Scout. So, The HQ probably go to Librarians/Chaplains/Captains/CM. Techmarines are Elite - yet IC. So, there are no contesters for them in elite slot.

Techmarines aren't elite, they're non-slot HQ choices.

 Vector Strike wrote:

 koooaei wrote:

 Vector Strike wrote:
Well, there's Master of the Forge. A bit less than100p, but is more useful than a single techmarine

We're maxing on characters with Scout. So, The HQ probably go to Librarians/Chaplains/Captains/CM. Techmarines are Elite - yet IC. So, there are no contesters for them in elite slot.

Techmarines aren't elite, they're non-slot HQ choices.

Oh, things have changed, i see. Anywayz, are they not the only non-slot with IC from sm dex?

Yep. They're the only non-hq slot IC Raven Guard can bring :(